A 19-year-old man who was shot Friday has died from wounds received during a shooting in Salinas, police said.

At 4:40 p.m., police said, Devante Nicolas Arias was washing his car outside a friend's house in the 1000 block of Garner Avenue. They said Arias was approached by two people. Police said without warning, one of them - wearing black pants and a black shirt - pulled out a handgun and fired at Arias multiple times.

The two fled in a waiting light brown or gold Toyota Camry, they said, and headed eastbound on Garner Avenue. Arias was conscious and breathing at the scene, police said. He was transported by air ambulance with life threatening injuries to a Bay Area hospital, they said. Arias was placed on life support, police said, when his condition deteriorated.

On Sunday, they said, the Police Department was notified that Arias died from his wounds.

Anyone with information to the incident is encouraged to contact Salinas police detective Brian Johnson at 831-758-7147 or detective Dale Fors at 831-758-7124. To remain anonymous, call 831-775-4222.

- Sunita Vijayan, svijayan@thecalifornian.com

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Man shot Friday in Salinas dies from wounds

A 19-year-old man who was shot Friday has died from wounds received during a shooting in Salinas, police said. At 4:40 p.m., police said, Devante Nicolas Arias was washing his car outside a friend's